Armageddon 2005 Review

More crap comin atcha!

• John Bradshaw Layfield (w/Jillian Hall) defeated Matt Hardy (6:44)
o JBL pinned Hardy after a Clothesline from Hell.
o *
God JBL sucks. Total burial of Hardy.

• MNM (Joey Mercury and Johnny Nitro) (w/Melina) defeated The Mexicools (Super Crazy and Psicosis) (8:55)
o Mercury pinned Super Crazy after the Snapshot.
o **3/4
Solid tag action but it feels meaningless.

• Chris Benoit defeated Booker T (w/Sharmell) (20:09)
o Benoit forced Booker to submit with the Crippler Crossface.
o This was Match 4 in a "Best of 7" series for the vacant WWE United States Championship (After the match, Booker lead the series 3-1).
o ***3/4
Almost ****. So much better than the average Booker T match.

• Bobby Lashley defeated William Regal and Paul Burchill in a Handicap match (3:38)
o Lashley pinned Burchill after a Dominator.
o ¼*
Yeah thats great.

• A promo aired where Tim White appeared to commit suicide.

• Kid Kash defeated Juventud to win the WWE Cruiserweight Championship (9:25)
o Kash pinned Juventud after a Dead Level.
o **1/2
Decent Smackdown match.

• Kane and The Big Show defeated Rey Mysterio and Batista (8:37)
o Kane pinned Mysterio after a Chokeslam.
o **1/2
He who doesn't fit in the match gets pinned.

• The Undertaker defeated Randy Orton (w/Cowboy Bob Orton) in a Hell in a Cell match (30:31)
o Undertaker pinned Randy after a Tombstone Piledriver.
o ***3/4
Almost as good as Mania's match.

~ Solid show with 2 matches close to ****.